Section 78, The Employment Act, 2023

(1) An Employer shall grant a worker, who is absent fromwork through sickness, sick leave in accordance with this Act, any other enactment, contract or collective agreement. (2) For a worker to be entitled to sick leave under subsection (1), he shall- (a) notify or cause to be notified, as soon as is reasonably practicable, his employer of his absence and the reason for it; and (b) produce a written certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner or personnel certifying the worker’s incapacity for work and duration of such incapacity. (3) An employer may require that the certificate referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) be obtained from registered medical practitioner or personnel nominated by him, provided that in such a case the employer shall be responsible for any fees and transport costs payable in connection with the issuing of the certificate. PART VIII - RISK ALLOWANCES AND SEVERANCE OF EMPLOYMENT